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King Solomon's Mines

by: H. Rider Haggard

Publication date: 2006-05-01

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: librivox, audiobook, adventure, Africa, mines, diamonds,

Language: English

Librivox recording of King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard.
Read by John Nicholson.

King Solomon's Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel's title. It is significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. - Haggard wrote over 50 books, among which were 14 novels starring Allan Quatermain.
(Summary by Wikipedia/John Nicholson)

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Addeddate: 2006-05-01 13:42:17

Boxid: OL100020214

Call number: 544

External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1377781873

External_metadata_update: 2019-04-12T12:32:29Z

Identifier: king_solomon_librivox

Identifier-storj: jvokodr5mg5y3taycukzzrhxdbpa/archive.org/king_solomon_librivox

Ocr: ABBYY FineReader 9.0

Ocr_converted: abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11

Ocr_module_version: 0.0.14

Ppi: 600

Run time: 9:51.11

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Reviewer: Chelcore - - March 21, 2023
Subject: THE Classic Ripping Yarn!

If you read or listen to this you will be in good company:
In one episode, a member of the group, Captain Goode, is attacked by an Impi warrior. He is thrown to the ground and repeatedly stabbed with assegai. The party drive off the warrior but are certain the Captain must be dead. But no! He is still alive, protected by the chain mail shirt he had been gifted previously. Remind you of anything?
The scene where Twala is being converted into a stalactite also appears in Pratchett's Thud!

Reviewer: samwise7777 - - October 11, 2015
Subject: Fantastic!!!

This is a classic take and the reader does a great job. He sounds like Billy Bob Thorton! I am really starting to appreciate the internet archive. Like Quartermain, there are many treasures to find for someone who takes the time to look.

Reviewer: krystalsmeagol2 - - July 7, 2010
Subject: king solomons mines

Great

Reviewer: FNH - - March 13, 2009
Subject: Free Audio Review

This is an adventure tail in the classic form. It is exciting and full of action, from fending off wild animals right through to terrible battles.

The characters are well developed and you get to feel for them as they go through their various struggles. What struggles they are! Perhaps the story takes a little while to get going, but it's not long and it's worth the wait because you will find yourself drawn into the book scene by scene.

Well worth a listen, and very well read.

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Reviewer: Dan_H - - April 2, 2007
Subject: Very Fun!

This was a very entertaining story and the reader did an excellent job! If you like death defying adventure tales you should love this one. One of the things that I love about Haggard's book is the introduction and use of native African language.

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